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Saturday, 22 March 2014

Army recovers arms hidden in Borno church

The
Defence Headquarters has uncovered cache of arms and ammunition hidden
in the premises of a burnt church in Kalabalge Local Government Area of
Borno.

This is contained in a
statement signed by Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, Director of Defence
Information and Coordinator, Joint Information Centre Counter Terrorism
Campaign in Abuja on Friday.

Olukolade said the arrest of a
terrorist, who claimed to be a Camerounian and an arms courier for the
Boko Haram insurgents, led to the discovery of the weapons.

He
said the weapons, which had been recovered by Nigerian troops, included
Anti- aircraft guns, rocket propelled guns as well as General Purpose
and other brands of machine guns.

He said the weapons were buried in the premises of the church which had earlier been burnt by the terrorists.

“Also recovered from the location were thousands of various calibres of rounds of ammunition.

“The
middle-aged man, who led troops on the cordon and search operation that
led to the discovery of the weapons, was one of the terrorists captured
in recent raids.

“The man also disclosed that the weapons were
stockpiled to be used in a pending attack on some communities around
Nigeria-Cameroun border,” he said

Olukolade said the weapons had
been evacuated while guard locations and patrols were being maintained
in the area and the surrounding localities.

He said the caves in a mountain captured by the troops were being search for terrorists.

He said the terrorists fled to the caves in the wake of ongoing offensive on their enclaves.

Olukolade
said the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minima, had been
monitoring the deployment and disposition of troops in various locations
of the theatre of the counter terrorist campaigns in Adamawa, Borno and
Yobe.

“The Army Chief, who is in company of his Air Force
counterpart, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, also visited troops who were
wounded in the course of the operation.

“The chiefs were assured
by the Commander of the Hospital, Brig.-Gen. Okeke Ikechukwu, that most
of the wounded soldiers in Military Hospital in Maiduguri are in stable
condition,” he said.

“The Army Chief directed that the hospital
should not hesitate to let him know the requirements for any case
requiring referral or further treatment for the wounded soldiers,” he
said. #sourcenigerianeye#

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